Flip /(flĭp)/
Flip
n.
- A mixture of beer, spirit, etc., stirred and heated by a hot iron.
Phrases & Compounds
- Flip dog
- an iron used, when heated, to warm flip.
Flip
v. t.
imp. & p. p. Flipped; p. pr. & vb. n. Flipping
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To toss (an object) into the air so as make it turn over one or more times; to fillip; as, to flip up a cent.
As when your little ones Do 'twixt their fingers flip their cherry stones.
- To turn (a flat object) over with a quick motion; as, to flip a card over; to flip a pancake.
- To cause (a person) to turn against former colleagues, such as to become a witness for the state, in a criminal prosecution in which the person is a defendant. [cant]
- To resell (an asset) rapidly to make a quick profit. (Finance) [cant]
Flip
v. i.
imp. & p. p. Flipped; p. pr. & vb. n. Flipping
- To become insane or irrational; -- often used with out; as, seeing her mother killed made the girl flip out.